Final Unofficial Los Alamos County Election Results
Scene from this evening as folks watch the results roll in at the Los Alamos County Municipal Building for the 2016 General Election. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Scene from this evening in the media room set up at the Los Alamos County Municipal Building for the 2016 General Election. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
County Council candidate Pete Sheehey watches the returns in the media room this evening at the County Building. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
The final unofficial results in Los Alamos County for the 2016 General Election are listed Read More
Local Unofficial Results Are In From Votes Cast Today
We apologize but due to technical difficulties we cannot live stream election results this evening from the Los Alamos County Municipal Building. We do have unofficial numbers to report from ballots cast today at the Municipal Building, Golf Course and White Rock Library. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
Unofficial Results for votes cast today (Some 40 percent of the total. Early and Absentee are being counted):
State Representative Dist. 43:
Sharon Stover (GOP) 1,414
Stephanie Garcia Richard (Dem) 1,237
County Council:
Steven Girrens (GOP) 1,228
Pete Sheehey Read More
Nearly 11,000 Local Voters Cast Ballots To Date
Nancy Birnbaum, left, and Shelby Redondo hold a two-sided sign at 5 p.m. today on Central Avenue near the Municipal Building encouraging people to vote. A woman across the street holds up a Naomi Maestas for County Clerk sign. The Clerk’s Office reports that as of about 5:10 p.m. in this 2016 General Election, 10,795 people have voted including absentee, early voting and in person. Today alone, 845 people have voted at the Municipal Building, 763 at the White Rock Branch Library and 818 at the Los Alamos Golf Course. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Shelby Redondo, left, and Nancy Read More
Heinrich To Hold Rural Health Care Listening Tour
Letter To The Editor: Since Her 2012 Election, Garcia Richard Has Acquired Seniority By Ably Serving District
By ADELAIDE JACOBSONThe people of NM House District 43 are very fortunate that there are two capable women running to be our representative. Since her election in 2012, Stephanie Garcia Richard has acquired seniority by ably serving this district, which includes parts of Santa Fe, Sandoval and Rio Arriba counties, in addition to Los Alamos.
Stephanie Garcia Richard currently serves on the appropriations and the education committees. She is an educator and it is important that she continue to sit on the education committee. She is familiar with the ‘nuts and bolts’ Read More
Udall Statement On Native American Heritage Month
U.S. Sen. Tom Udall Los Alamos County Election Night Results
COUNTY News:
Members of the public are invited to gather at the Los Alamos County Municipal Building this evening to view election results.
Room 110 next to the Council Chambers, as well as the lobby, will be open.
Voters must be in line by 7 p.m. to vote at the Municipal Building, Golf Course Community Building or White Rock Library’s Multi-purpose Room. Residents entering the Municipal Building after 7 p.m. today to await results in Room 110 are advised that voters may still be in line to cast their vote and thus electioneering regulations apply within 100 feet of the building.
Results from Read More
National Election Protection Volunteers Report In
ELECTION News:
Election Protection volunteers from around the country completed a 9:30 a.m. call to report in today and while there are isolated issues that are a concern on a number of fronts outlined below, the thousands of well-trained and experienced volunteers are working closely with Boards of Elections to resolve issues and the phrase used most often is “run of the mill with numerous events being handled and resolved.”
Reports indicate:
- Call volume is steady around the country in the 23 call centers;
- Florida — in Miami there have been problems with no Spanish language translators,
Letter To The Editor: Lea County Commissioner Shares Support For Sharon Stover
By REBECCA LONGI am writing in support of my friend, Sharon Stover, candidate for State House District 43.
Sharon and I became acquainted through our positions as board members of the New Mexico Association of Counties. She is the immediate Past President of the association and I am the Vice President.
These following points are the reason that Sharon is the best candidate for the New Mexico House of Representatives District 43:
- Sharon deeply understands your community as a past member of the Los Alamos County Council and as County Clerk.
- Sharon has the highest integrity.
State Auditor Releases Special Audit Of UNMH’s Indigent Care Program
State Auditor Tim Keller General Election 2016 Is Here: Polls Close At 7 p.m.
Courtesy/LAC
ELECTION DAY News:
Today is the 2016 General Election and all registered voters in Los Alamos County who have not done so are encourged to get to the polls and vote.
The following Vote Centers are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., today:
- Municipal Building, 1st Floor, Council Chambers (1000 Central Ave.)
- White Rock Library – Multi-Purpose Room (10 Sherwood Blvd.)
- Golf Course Community Building – Multi-Purpose Room (4290 Diamond Dr.)
SAMPLE BALLOT – White Rock (Senate District 6 – Precincts 1-6)
Letter To The Editor: We Urge Our Community To Reelect Stephanie Garcia Richard State Representative
Signed by:
- Susan Roach
- Kyle and Mike Wheeler
- Ken and Karyl Ann Armbruster
- June Fabryka-Martin
- Ellen Mills
- Shelby and Tony Redondo
Well, we are finally here. The 2016 election is drawing to a close, and we as a group wish to share our conclusions with our fellow Los Alamos citizens regarding what we agree is the better choice to represent our community in the State legislature. We urge our community to reelect Stephanie Garcia Richard for State Representative.
We believe that Stephanie is the most qualified person for the challenging job of State Representative. As a graduate of Barnard College Read More
LA Federated Republican Women Meet Thursday
LAFRW News:
The Los Alamos Federated Republican Women will hold its November meeting at noon Thursday, Nov. 10 in the Patio Room at 1001 Oppenheimer Place.
Community members are encouraged to attend.
For further information, call Donna MacDonald at 505.662.4001. Read More
Letter To The Editor: Vote ‘For’ Question 1 To Eliminate Dangerous Confusion
By ROBERT GIBSON*John Horne’s recent letter cites various state statutes (laws) granting powers to county sheriffs. Unmentioned is the New Mexico Constitution, which is superior to those laws. Art. X, Sec 5C grants to Los Alamos County the power, through our County Charter, to establish our “form and organization … of government” and to “designate those officers which shall be elected.” The same section also allows us to designate “those officers and employees which shall perform the duties assigned by law to county officers.”
Under our current voter-approved Charter, Council Read More
Letter To The Editor: Vote AGAINST Option 1 And Keep Your Sheriff
By JOHN N. HORNEDeputies of the Sheriff, police department, and peace officers. The council shall establishes as a Department of the county, a police department to be charged with conserving the peace and enforcing the laws of the state and the ordinances of the county. The sheriff shall have those powers and duties assigned to the sheriff by state statutes including the powers of a peace officer, but the sheriff shall not duplicate or perform those duties in this charter or by ordinance or resolution assigned or Read More
Newspapers Endorse Dist. 43 House Candidates
Incumbent Democratic Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard
POLITICAL News:
The Santa Fe New Mexican and the Santa Fe Reporter have endorsed incumbent Democratic Dist. 43 Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard of White Rock. The Albuquerque Journal North has endorsed Republican Dist. 43 candidate Sharon Stover of White Rock.
Endorsements:
Santa Fe New Mexican endorses for District 43, Stephanie Garcia Richard:
We predict this will be a competitive race, and no wonder. Incumbent Democratic Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard is a formidable legislator, one who thinks deeply about the issues and isn’t afraid
CVNM Provides Update On Election Work
CVNM News:
At Conservation Voters New Mexico, getting involved in elections is an important part of our work. Our goal is to make sure that the conservation values of everyday New Mexicans are fully represented in the state capitol in order to ensure that our laws are effectively protecting our communities and environment. We work to elect candidates with strong conservation values to achieve this goal.
In the 2016 primary and general elections, CVNM engaged through its two PACs: CVNM Action Fund for endorsements and direct giving, and CVNM Verde Voters Fund for independent expenditures to Read More
SOS And AG To Provide Support To County Clerks At General Election Polling Locations Across State
Attorney General Hector Balderas
STATE POLITICAL News:
Today, New Mexico Secretary of State Brad Winter and Attorney General Hector Balderas announced that the Attorney General will assist the Secretary of State’s Office in providing additional support to county clerks on Election Day, Nov. 8, to ensure proper conduct at polling locations around New Mexico.
New Mexico Secretary of State Brad Winter
State law provides that upon the request of the Secretary of State, the Attorney General shall assign investigators or lawyers to aid the Secretary of State on Election Day to maintain Read More
Nature And Politics Share The Scene
Bucks lounge on a lawn framing political signs for GOP candidates Sharon Stover running for House Dist. 43 and her husband Los Alamos County Councilor Steven Girrens running for reelection. Courtesy photo
Letter To The Editor: Vote To Keep Office Of Sheriff
By MATT WOLKTo the people of Los Alamos:
This community is about to make a very important decision to keep or abolish the office of our County Sheriff. Sheriff Lucero is a devoted, experienced Law Enforcement officer, parent and Christian. He has served this community with honor and integrity in spite of numerous attacks from those who fear that office.
Many of you are not aware that Sheriff Lucero went before the New Mexico State Legislature on behalf of this community and the entire state to propose a more rigid sentence for sex offenders, mostly emphasizing pedophiles. He Read More
